David Knight to race ATV in GNCC finale!

[RacerX1]

:D

http://www.racerxonline.com/article/david-knight-to-race-atv-in-gncc-finale.aspx

[RUFF_RYDER]

Haha thats awsome, im woundering how he will deal with the weight diff from the bike

Id totally love to see him come to the desert for fun and see how he does

[formerly known as]

He will smoke everyone. Just my guess.

[Vtr_Racing]

Pretty cool. Kinda like what Barry Hawk did. Keep an eye on this one.

[Harpo]

He will smoke everyone. Just my guess.

I will be shocked if he is in the top 5

[ikikazz73]

http://quad.transworld.net/files/2008/10/20/102008_david_knight.jpg

here is another article, im thinking a top 8

http://quad.transworld.net/2008/10/20/david-knight-races-atv-for-gncc-finale-in-indiana/

[gdbarr1976]

I will be shocked if he is in the top 5

I will be shocked if he is not in the top 5.

Got my rig and my bike parked outside the office and will be heading to this race in a couple hours.

Gary

[Vtr_Racing]

I will be shocked if he is not in the top 5.

Got my rig and my bike parked outside the office and will be heading to this race in a couple hours.

Gary
Well, he didnt make the top 5. GNCC regulars pretty much dominated. These guys are extremely talented on an ATV. Its amazing to watch them do this stuff.
http://www.racerpress.com/newsmanager/templates/?a=1400&z=15


Borich Wins Ironman GNCC Thriller in Indiana
Ockerman, Ballance on podium, Cecco wins Women's Title

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (October 15, 2008) -- Pennsylvania's Chris Borich clearly has his Rockstar Yoshimura Suzuki LT-R 450 figured out, as he completed a book end of the 2008 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country tour with a victory at the Klotz Ironman GNCC in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Borich won the series' opener in Florida but struggled at mid season before winning a dramatic duel at the final series' round.


Chris Borich matched his opening round win by taking the season-finale Klotz Ironman GNCC victory.

“We were all just battling all day, it was wide open out there,” said Borich. “We've got this Suzuki figured out on the muddy tracks, should be good for 2009.”

GNCC XC2 Champion Don Ockerman finished second for the second-straight race on his GT Thunder Yamaha, an impressive debut in the XC1 pro class. GNCC Champion Bill Ballance rounded out the podium on his Yamaha, edging FRE KTM's Adam McGill by inches.


Donnie Ockerman scored second for the second-straight race.

Ballance grabbed the ITP Holeshot Award and battled with Borich all day. Borich led as the pack took the white flag, but Ballance made a move to get into the lead. By then Ballance had lost his goggles from following Borich through the mud, and he took a bad line through a mud hole, allowing Borich and Ockerman to get past him.

“I thought we had it won, but I couldn't see that well, Chris was really throwing it on me,” said Ballance. “I took a line that I thought looked pretty good, but it turned out to be a terrible line and I almost got stuck.”

Ockerman followed Borich through to take second, which resulted in major cheers from his local Indiana fans. “We tried a different strategy in the pits, we pitted a lap late,” said Ockerman. “It helped us get in front and pull a gap, and we almost pulled it off. Once I had to pit I went back a few spots, but when I got around Ballance, I couldn't believe it. I was so excited, I just held it wide open to the finish.”


Ballance scored the ITP Holeshot Award, edging Matt Smiley.

Ballance kept battling with McGill, and the two pushed side-by-side through the final whoop section before the finish. Ballance held off McGill by half of a tire length for third. McGill took fourth, while Warnert Racing Can-Am's Chris Bithell completed the top five.

After clinching the 2008 GNCC Bike Championship, David Knight entered the ATV race in the XC1 pro class for fun. Knighter finished the full two hours, claiming 22nd in the class and 49th overall.
With Ockerman out of the XC2 division, Tom Clark Motorsports' Josh Kirkland railed to another win ahead of National Guard's Mark Nottman and Kawasaki rider Dustin Canipe, who also grabbed the Rekluse Holeshot award.

While Ballance and McGill had already wrapped up their titles in the XC1 and XC2 classes, respectively, the Women's Championship remained up for grabs between Yamaha's Traci Cecco and Tom Clark Motorsports' Angel Atwell. Both riders suffered through crashes, bad luck and misfortune throughout the day, at one point even locking their two machines together in a field section. Late in the race, Cecco rallied to get the class win and with it her seventh GNCC Womens Title.

“I was nervous, I admit it,” said Cecco. “I haven't even been able to sleep lately. I got a bad start, I hit a tree on the first lap, and then Angel and I came together in a field, I couldn't believe it, we were locked. She got out ahead of me, but I just told myself to calm down and take my time. I managed to pass her and it was looking good, but then I went over the bars on the last lap. I'm just so relieved right now.”


Traci Cecco grabbed her seventh GNCC Women's Title.

Bryan Buckhannon led wire to wire to win the ATVRiders.com Morning Race Overall on his ATV Parts Plus/LTERacing.com Can-Am. Scott Kilby finished second and Robert Smith finished third, winning the U2 class.

Josh Merritt won the Youth Race overall and also claimed the 2008 GNCC Youth Championship on his Cobra.

The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series concludes with tomorrow's bike racing at the Ironman.

[gdbarr1976]

Well, he didnt make the top 5. GNCC regulars pretty much dominated. These guys are extremely talented on an ATV. Its amazing to watch them do this stuff.
http://www.racerpress.com/newsmanager/templates/?a=1400&z=15

He pretty much got smoked. This was one of the few times I have gone early to a gncc to spectate the 4 wheelers. According to the numbers I was hearing there were close to 6000 spectators! I went to one kinda challenging hill. Someone would get stuck near the top and the guys coming up behind would flip there 4 wheelers and chase them down the hill. Carnage! They took one guys out on a stretcher. Quit entertaining. I have never seen so many spectators at a off road moto race except at Baja.

[kenaroo]

He pretty much got smoked. This was one of the few times I have gone early to a gncc to spectate the 4 wheelers. According to the numbers I was hearing there were close to 6000 spectators! I went to one kinda challenging hill. Someone would get stuck near the top and the guys coming up behind would flip there 4 wheelers and chase them down the hill. Carnage! They took one guys out on a stretcher. Quit entertaining. I have never seen so many spectators at a off road moto race except at Baja.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVH0yx1lMo&feature=related

[gdbarr1976]

YouTube - 2008 Ironman GNCC hill climb crash 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVH0yx1lMo&feature=related)

Yep, that was the hill! It is amazing how fast this stuff gets on you tube. I was right at the botton of that hill. David Knight was one of the guys that had to come back down and try again. I am sure that will be on the tube.

Gary